The emergence of yogurt makers makes it possible to prepare a delicious fermented milk product on your own. Homemade yoghurts have a high nutritional value and are considered healthy because they do not contain any flavors or preservatives.
The emergence of yogurt makers made it possible to cook a delicious fermented milk product on your own. Homemade yoghurts have a high nutritional value and are considered healthy because they do not contain any flavors or preservatives.
What you need to make homemade yogurt
To make yoghurt at home successful, you need to purchase milk and sourdough. It is undesirable to use pasteurized milk, which is sold in the store, it is better to purchase milk from private owners.
Dairy starter is a powder packed in small glass containers or paper bags. As a rule, the starter culture can be purchased at the store, in the dairy department. Sometimes the sourdough is sold at drugstore kiosks.
It's great if the city has its own dairy plant. In this case, there should be no problems with the acquisition of the starter culture. By the way, some manufacturers supply starter culture with a yoghurt maker. It is not worth using ready-made yoghurts as a starter culture, as they are difficult to ferment.
How to make homemade yogurt
To make quality yoghurt without a yoghurt maker, you need to add the starter culture to the milk and leave it to sour in a warm place for 5-8 hours. The presence of a modern household appliance significantly shortens the process.
It is necessary to boil the milk and wait until it cools down to a temperature of 37 ° C. It is strictly forbidden to add sourdough to hot milk. This will lead to the death of lactic acid bacteria and yogurt will not work. It is also not recommended to use cold milk, since bacteria do not multiply at low temperatures, and the product does not ferment.
Milk is filtered through a sieve and poured into special containers that are included in the kit for making yogurt. Milk jars are placed in a yogurt maker and the device is turned on. How long it takes to prepare yoghurt in this machine is indicated in the instructions. The prepared yogurt is taken out of the device and, tightly closed with lids, is sent to the refrigerator for storage.
After about an hour, the yogurt can be eaten. The consistency of the finished homemade product is much thicker than that of the “store version”. Depending on your taste preferences, you can add pieces of fresh fruit, chocolate chips, various syrups to the yogurt.
